Rod Blagojevich

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Person.png Rod Blagojevich  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(fraudster, politician)
Rod Blagojevich mug shot.jpg
BornDecember 10, 1956
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityUS
Alma materNorthwestern University, Pepperdine University School of Law
Criminal charge
14 years in prison
PartyDemocratic Party (United States)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1997-2003. Donald Trump commuted his prison sentence from 14 to 8 years, stating that "I've might've met him a couple of times".

Employment.png Governor of Illinois

In office
January 13, 2003 - January 29, 2009
Impeached and convicted for fraud

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich "was sent to prison for 14 years for soliciting bribes, including those for the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama, and for trying to shake down a children's hospital."

Commutation

Donald Trump commuted Blagojevich's prison sentence from 14 to 8 years. Trump stated "I don't know him very well, I've might've met him a couple of times".

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